Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-01-12

Bros. poes cords of ice in two and half day
n Office for time last week. The ice blocks art
ovgan Dem. about foot thick. About 900 cord
of ice will be stored away by Mr.
Davis. at this port. this winter.
he Evening owners OF JACK pine aha sPruc'
! noner. of can now find good market for what
in past years, was considered worth
less. In fact, at present. there is
A.''n lung more profit in marketing such woods
70 '"',n than there is in beech and maple. II
anu '''o u" is used to make paper pulp with.
=, =, Robert Napier has recently made
"p''.', '"' an elegant sleigh for the Alpena
"0 A,p'"" House, and it is proof enough that O
"'' """ was person does not need to 60 outside AL.
pena when first class sleighs, cutters
severe cold, buggies or Wagons are needed. The
nd Cough painting was done by G. w. Parish
- The examination of Louis Buch-
,n ie n0o =; ner and VIM. Dodd charge of be-
ing the cause of Morriss's death at the
- charivari party, took place before
roner r'nA Justice Cook last week. Dodd was
r'y "oi'" discharged and Buchner was bound
%, of Alpe- over far trial AZ The C;rcu;, Court
in sos. Tha hail wo. xod - exon
last week Fletcher, Pack & Co. have some
mug ,n"uo thirty-two log camps in operation in
u Inc OK this section of the State. Several OF
that place. the camps are small Ones and at some
of them cedar is being got out and
low, spring banked on the river. The men put
,cement in ting in pine for the firm, and the &C.
astronomical dar for themselves. On the cedar the
jobber pays four cents per railway
tie stumpage.
the Board beautiful calendar for 1887, has
:, February been sent this office by G. I. Hood Il
ring a new Co., Of Lowell, Mass 1t is embelish-
: Ossineke, ed with beautiful photographic pct-
ure, in many colors, Of child's head.
Lo,5o,.u In addition to tho regular calendar,
BoericRe a there is considerable information of
ines interest. The publishers say the cal
.o, endar can be obtained of druggists. if
IONS house not send them six cents in stamps
fur collar. and they will mail one.
o'noe' Astronomers tell us that the new
ar railway comet can plainly be seen near Arc
ne railway turus. OF course every one knows
by cars to where Arcturus is. What is still
Their bene- worse, it is said that A. NJ. is the
best time to view the visitor from un-
IN Rapids, known and UNEMPLOYED space, but is
g for the not D A. NJ on cold frosty morning
was done little too early to get out Of warm
son. in a bed and search for a comet some
where in the neighborhood of Arctur-
c.. us?
the otate
ent made The pulp factory is again in opera
A. D~sl e Al l. Ii l..
lily was in shut down week or so ago, on ac-
count Of the foundations under the
"a bosn;t- stamper not being strong enough.
md then if ihere are W s'amPers' eacn men
RING thu, square and feet long, and they need
.na solid foundation. The pulp now
being manufactured is of fine grade
- :, and contains plenty of fibre. 1t looks
%, auu something like cotton when pulled
on hand apart.
ed mortar. 1t is probable that the rails will be
ated. talks laid from the depot to the dam this
iuently al week, and the work of hauling logs
mt in store from the Hubbard Lake region will
TO- Oi'y' then commence. The Comsteck
# foot ball Brothers have some 10000 900 feet of
Their Hub logs skidded adjacent to the railroad
k, was the recently extended to their lumber
the series. woods by the D. B. c., & A. R. R., and
]. it is the intention to put two trains at
work hauling their logs from the skid.
. on Jan ways to their mill in this city.
md enter. The patrons of James Wick, always
ent of the look for an attractive catalogue of
!. seeds at the commencement Of the
r;ous b;,,s new year, and they are never disap-
.rv;sor. a. pointed. The latest issued is always
a "a or superior to those proceeding. The
. Cor fs.. one for 1887 will crafty the lovers
4 sso5 IA Of the beautiful in art and Aoricul-
ture. 1t is a beauty, and the colored
- Telegraph of pansies is "a triumph of
a. a.'on yes art. Besides price list the work
noi'"e 10 contains practical articles Of great
he s'g"ers use to florists and gardeners. si.
A, L., Compared with the weather record
,dod of Is years, December of last year
stood third as regards high tempera-
agency for tnre seven December. had lower fem.
.ble and perature, one was just the same-2|
insurance below zero. AS regards average tenn.
perature December Of last year oc-
a I;,,,e cupies the thirteenth place. The low
;, r,or;nc est temperature in December, during
~ moving .. 80 ,on.l
evolved it ni'een years past was 1917 ana iooV'
,cb This when the record was Is degrees below
= quarter, zero. The highest December temper
"a charge. a,ufe was III 1912 oe'ng 90 degrees
above zero.
employed ----
Is He has Harrsvlile wants Congress to build
ers one on harbor of refuge at that place. Con-
AVER creek gress, however, is not responsible for
49,: =: lHarrisville beino harhorless Wban